Synonyms for wolf
wʊlfwolf

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1. wolfverb

   The constellation Lupus.

   Synonyms:
   Canis lupus

2. wolfverb

   Synonyms:
   wolf down, gulp down

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1. wolfnoun

   any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

   Synonyms:
   savage, brute, masher, beast, wildcat, woman chaser, skirt chaser

2. Wolf, Hugo Wolfnoun

   Austrian composer (1860-1903)

   Synonyms:
   savage, brute, masher, beast, wildcat, woman chaser, skirt chaser

3. Wolf, Friedrich August Wolfnoun

   German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)

   Synonyms:
   savage, brute, masher, beast, wildcat, woman chaser, skirt chaser

4. wolf, woman chaser, skirt chaser, mashernoun

   a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

   Synonyms:
   masher, skirt chaser, savage, beast, wildcat, brute, woman chaser

5. beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcatverb

   a cruelly rapacious person

   Synonyms:
   wildcat well, masher, skirt chaser, fauna, animal, animate being, beast, wildcat, brute, woman chaser, barbarian, creature, savage

6. wolf, wolf downverb

   eat hastily

   "The teenager wolfed down the pizza"

   Synonyms:
   wolf down

Matched Categories

1. • Canine
   • Classicist
   • Composer
   • Eat
   • Womanizer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. wolfnoun

   Synonyms:
   coyote, werewolf, lycanthrope

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1. List of paraphrases for "wolf":

   wolves, loup, wolffish, lobo, wolffe, woolf, susi, lupo, loups, wulf, devil, lair, wolf, wolff, wolfe

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2. WOLF

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How to use wolf in a sentence?

1. Naad-Dre Amos:

   In the stories of the Pentateuch and the parables of Jesus, we learn to discern the wolf in sheep's clothing.” ~ Naad-Dre Amos

2. Anonymous, As told in Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes:

   A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, "I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one. The grandson asked him, Which wolf will win the fight in your heart? The grandfather answered, The one I feed.

3. Jeff Bock:

   A film like 'Wolf of Wall Street' with DiCaprio and Scorsese is an evergreen property and it could easily make another $100 million in the near future.

4. Hannah Salomons:

   With the dog puppies we worked with, if you walk into their enclosure, they gather around and want to climb on you and lick your face, whereas most of the wolf puppies run to the corner and hide.

5. Proverb:

   The wolf told the dog: It does not matter that I run and you follow me, what matters is that when I turn around you will be next to me.